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Have you ever stared at a map of the world and thought why it looks like this? If you have, you are not alone.

The Continents and Oceans

A Brave Guess

In the late 1800s, a scientist named Alfred Wegener was interested in studying the map. He came up with a brave guess. He thought that all the continents once formed one huge land. A single large ocean was around this super-continent.

Floating " Ships"

Why do the continents look this way? Scientists believe that natural forces under the earth make the continents move and form the lands and oceans this way.

Over many, many centuries, slowly, the super-continent broke into two continents. One of them began to move to the north. Then it broke again, forming North America, Europe, and Asia. The gap between North America and Europe became part of the Atlantic Ocean.

The second continent also broke apart to form South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. The continents were like floating ships at sea, moving to where they are nowadays.

Finding Evidence

It sounds unbelievable, but scientists have found evidence to support the guess. Firstly, it is the fossils. Ancient plants and animals of the same type were discovered both in South America and in Africa. Did they develop at the same time in two faraway places? It seems unlikely. Biologists believe that there must have been land bridges or other land connections that are unseen now.

The coastlines of the continents also seem to fit together. The east coast of South America can fit into the lower west coast of Africa. The east coast of North America matches parts of Africa and Europe's coasts. It seems as if they fit together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle(拼图).

Mountain rocks help explain the truth, too. Scientists has recognized a mountain chain that is more than four hundred million years old. It runs down the eastern part of Greenland and western Norway. Then it goes through north-west Scotland and Ireland before it reaches western Canada. Finally, it finds its way to north-west Africa.

One day, Jack ran away from the orphanage. He came upon a park and saw the disabled boy playing in the sandbox there. He ran over to the boy and asked him if he had ever wanted to fly like a bird.

"No," said the boy. "But I have wondered what it would be like to walk and run like other boys and girls."

"That is very sad," said Jack. "Do you think we could be friends?"

"Sure," said the boy.

The two boys played for hours. They made sand castles and made really funny sounds with their mouths. The sounds made them laugh happily. Then the boy's father came with a wheelchair to pick up his son. Jack ran over to the boy's father and whispered something in his ear.

"That would be OK," said the man.

Jack ran over to his new friend and said, "You are my only friend. I wish that there was something I could do to make you walk and run like other little boys and girls. Sadly, I can't. However, there is something that I can do for you." Then he turned around and told his new friend to sit up onto his back. He then began to run across the grass. Carrying the boy on his back, he ran faster and faster. He ran across the park faster and faster. Soon the wind just whistled across the two little boys' faces.

The little boy's father began to cry as he watched his beautiful little disabled son flapping his arms up and down in the wind, all the while yelling at the top of his voice, "I'm flying!"

After a while, it began to snow4. The little boy came out again and reminded Yang that Mr. Cheng might spend the whole aftermoon meditating. He invited Yang to warm himself in the house to5 the wind and snow. But Yang kept standing in the snow and waiting outside in order that he could ask Cheng's6 on the question.

As soon as Cheng finished meditating, the boy reported that Yang was waiting outside. When Cheng7 this, he came out to see Yang. When the door was opened, everyone was8. The snow was more than a foot deep, but Yang stood still, without9 his feet. "Young man, why are you so silly? You could have come again someday!" Cheng took Yang to the room at once.

Cheng was very happy and accepted Yang as his student because of Yang's politeness and efforts. He told Yang all his philosophical thoughts. That made a big10 to Yang's life. Later, Yang really learned a lot and made great contributions (贡献) to his country.

Our teacher, Angie, singled me out to play more.3 got to relax. I felt4 as my teammates watched me fail so many times. Finally I got5 tired of practicing that I didn't care about doing it right.

"Are you giving up on6. Steve?"Angie asked.

"Yes, I am," I shouted. Angie sent me inside the music room where I7 out. Then she came in and said.   "Don't be sad. I believe you can make it!"8 her comfort, I decided to train again and again. However, I still9 play well. Knowing my difficulties, my teammates gave me a hand. They spent about three more hours10 with me every week. Thanks for their support and help, I began11 pace with them. Later, we performed12 in an important show.

In the whole process, I13 that although we each had our own job to do in a show, it would take all of us working together to make14 show great. I felt accepted and made great progress. I love everyone in the band. I can't imagine15 my school life would be like without them.

Dear Li Hua,

How's everything going? I had a great time with my best friend during the National Day holidays. What about you? Do you have a best friend? What is he or she like? Are you similar or different? Did you spend time with your best friend in the holidays and what did you do? I can't wait to hear from you.

Yours,

Lily

Dear Lily,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Teng Fei: Hi, Peter. What club do you want to join?

Peter: I have no idea.

Teng Fei: Sure. Do you like sports?

Peter: No, I don't. But I am interested in music.

Teng Fei:

Peter: I can play the guitar.

Teng Fei: Oh! There will be a music club in our school. So you can join it.

Peter: Do you want to join too, Emma?

Emma: Yes. I can't play any instruments, but I'm good at singing.

Teng Fei: Exactly!

Emma: Ella can play the violin well. So she can join the club. What can you do, Teng Fei?

Teng Fei:

Peter: Great. Let's go to the music room after school.

Students often learn their lessons in class. They sit in the classroom listening to their teachers. This is a way of learning. Is this the only way for students to learn? Of course not. There is another way to learn. Students can teach themselves. For example, if you cannot remember anything when you are doing your homework, what will you do? You can read your book to find the answer.

How to teach yourself? The first thing is to read. Read something you are interested in. The second is that you must ask yourself questions. A clever student is usually good at asking questions. The third is to answer the questions yourself by working hard, by reading books, and sometimes by asking other people. These are the ways of teaching yourself. They are useful and helpful. If you keep doing things in these ways for a long time, you are sure to make great progress in your study.

English is very important to us. Here are two tips for learning English.

Read an English book, newspaper or magazine.

Reading is a necessary part of learning a new language, so don't forget to read! Find something you are really interested in whether that's a famous English novel, a copy of The New York Times, or a fashion magazine, and then start working your way through it. If you find the content (内容) boring, you will be less inclined (倾向于……的) to continue with it.

Again, make an active effort to actually understand what you're reading; don't just skim over it. Mark any words or phrases that you don't understand, and then look them up in the dictionary.

If you're alone, you could also try reading aloud. You will get the benefits of reading aloud. For example, this will allow you to improve your reading comprehension (理解力) as well as your pronunciation.

Keep a diary in English.

Besides reading and listening comprehension, you should also spend some time improving your written English skills. This may be one of the most difficult aspects of your language learning, but it is really important. Writing in English will help you to work on your sentence structure, grammar and spelling.

Try to keep an English diary in which you write down a few sentences every day. It doesn't have to be deeply personal. You could write about the weather, what you ate for dinner or what your plans are for the day. If you feel comfortable with it, get a native speaker to look over what you've written and check it for any mistakes. This will help you to avoid making the same mistakes over and over again.

A new year brings new hopes. What exciting things are coming up in 2025?

Let's find out together!

Sometimes I feel lonely,

Like I'm by myself with no one here.

When I'm that way, I call a friend.

My lonely mood (心情) soon disappears (消失).

Sometimes I feel excited.

Like I have some news I have to share!

My friends open their ears to me.

They always listen, talk, and ________.

Sometimes I feel so sad,

Like my world is cold and darkest blue.

At those times my friends let me know,

They're with me, standing strong and true.

Sometimes I feel mixed-up,

Like I just don't know how I should feel.

My friends then help me figure out,

What's right and wrong, what's false and real!

Five years ago, when Cindy first came to a new school, she (feel) very lonely (孤独的), because she had few friends. She wanted to make friends someone having the same hobbies, it was too hard. She was new and shy, and she was afraid(talk) with others. After a week, her teacher Mr Green asked Cindy to sit next Jenny. But she was unhappy because Jenny was too naughty (淘气的) and too outgoing and she (act) like a boy. Cindy was very worried. "Jenny (be) my friend. We are so different," she said to (her).

However, as time went by, Cindy became more outgoing because of Jenny. In fact, Jenny was a really lovely and (help) girl. They were different, but they helped each other and became the (good) friends. Cindy has made a lot of friends because of Jenny. She's (real) happy.

Now, Jenny (study) in a new school. Cindy really (miss) her. "It's not necessary to be same between friends. Good friends share the (happy) and sadness together," said Cindy.

One day, her mother gave her a beautiful hair clip (发夹). When she wore it, she looked3 than before. She decided to go to school with the beautiful hair clip.

On her way to4, she found that most of her schoolmates said "hello" to her, but they never did this before. She thought that it was5 the beautiful hair clip. She was so happy about all6 the wonderful things.

7 all her classmates wanted to know what happened to her, she didn't want to tell them about her hair clip.   

When she went back home, her mother asked her, "Did you know you8 your hair clip at home? I9 it by the door this morning."

She was surprised to10 that. She understood that she didn't wear the hair clip to school.

It's not important what we wear or how we look. The most important thing is what we think of ourselves. If we want to do a thing successfully, first try to be confident (自信的). If we think we can, we can, we can.

某英文网站正在开展以"学会管理情绪"为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈生活中自己的经历，分享一个你管理情绪的故事，以及你的收获。

提示词语：sad, angry, control, calm, think, lesson

提示问题：● What experience can you share about managing your emotion?

● What have you learned from it?

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运动是生命的源泉，是健康的保障。假如你是李华，你们学校英语社团正在开展以"我运动，我健康"为主题的线上交流活动。请你用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你最喜欢的体育运动和这项运动给你带来的好处。

提示词语： relax, healthy, playing basketball, be good for, make friends, team spirit

提示问题：

Which sport do you like best?

What benefits do you get from the sport?

Hello everyone, my name is Li Hua. I'd like to share my favorite sport with you.

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A Southern California student named Madison Atkinson is regarded as her family's hero. Madison, a 15-year-old girl, used CPR skills that she learned at school to help save her 3-year-old relative during a holiday gathering.

It happened on Thanksgiving as family members were preparing dinner. Relatives at the Northridge home thought 3-year-old Maxine was inside playing with other kids. But surveillance (监控) video shows the little girl wandering into the backyard and leaning over the side of the pool, and then jumping or falling in.

No one else was outside at the time, but a few minutes later Maxine's uncle walked out to the yard and found her face down in the pool. He jumped in, pulled the little girl from the water and yelled for help. Several adults came outside but were only able to watch helplessly when efforts were made to revive (苏醒) the girl.

When Madison saw what was happening, she knew exactly what to do. "I saw that he was trying the Heimlich (海姆利克氏操作法)," she recalled. "But I knew in that case we needed CPR because Maxine didn't seem like she was breathing. I told everyone I knew CPR and it calmed everyone down."

"Then they just laid her down on the ground and I started CPR."

The little girl soon revived and her family says she has since recovered.

Damian Gilbert says he is very proud of his stepdaughter. She was the only one in the house with CPR training and he finds it remarkable that she was able to take control and save a life. "I'm literally watching a 15-year-old girl basically bring back our niece, a 3-year-old, to life," Gilbert said. "It was something that I'll remember for the rest of my life."

The spirit of the Chinese women's volleyball team doesn't , but in .

They feel that games can and help them .

It's learn about life safety.

Remember: Don't risks. Safety .